What Set the French Cavalry Apart?

One reason napoleon was so successful in 18 o five was that his horsemen consistently outclassed the russian and austrian cavalry. That meant he had much better information on the allied forces than they did on the grand arme. So what made the french cavalry so good? Experience played a role. Ten years of near constant warfare against a whole host of enemies had taught them a lot of lessons. They were also better trained, thanks to their years at the camp of boulogne. And they had all the same advantages as the rest of the french army when it came to things like modern logistics or merit based promotion. But among the officers of this era, the general consensus